HY-TOP FRENCH ONION DIP; NET WT 9 OZ. (255g); DISTRIBUTED BY FEDERATED GROUP, INC.; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IL. 60005-1096. Shipped in cases of 12/9 oz containers.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-2432-2014) was formally reported on September 17, 2014, with the manufacturer initiating the action on February 26, 2014. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Durrset Amigos, Ltd. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of San Antonio, TX. Federal records indicate 67 cases of 12/ 9 oz containers units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Undeclared Wheat due to a supplier's inadvertent use of a wheat product instead of whey in preparing the cheese premix for the recalling firm. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: TX, WI, NC. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 12 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.